Horseshoe-pad.



PATENTE-D JAN. 2, 1906.

A. FISCHER.

HORSESHOE PAD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28. 1808.

A orne ys.

UNITED STATES PATENT HORSESHOE-PAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

Application filed September 28, 1903. Serial No. 174,855.

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPH FISCHER, a citi-. zen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Horseshoe-Pads, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in horseshoe-pads.

Heretofore rubber horseshoe-pads have been made whichfwere formed to fita metallic shoe and fill the central space underneath the frog of thehorses foot and having a part overlapping the metallic portion andinterposed between the same and the hoof. It has also been attempted toprovide felt pads for horses feet, but so far asI am aware no attempthas been made to provide such a pad which would conform to the shape ofthe metallic shoe. Owing to the difiiculty of providing a felt pad whichwould keep its shape, such pads have heretofore been found impractical,even where no attempt was made to have the pad conform to the hoof andmetallic shoe. The use of felt or similar porous material has, however,been regarded as desirable owing to the fact that rubber shoes haveproven detrimental on account of heating the hoof and frog andpreventing respiration. Numerous attempts have been made,therefore,toprovide felt shoes, and the object of this invention is to provide meanswhereby the felt may be rendered durable and its shape preserved in use,so that it can be fitted to the hoof and shoe and provided withprojecting parts adapted to be interposed between the hoof and themetallic shoe without tearing away.

In the following description reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of my invention, showing thesame as it is used in combination with a metallic shoe and with dottedlines indicating the position of a horses hoof. Fig. 2 is a sectionalview of the same, drawn on line :20 w of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the pad.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughoutthe several views.

1 is a metallic horseshoe without calks. The pad is formed with a thickcentral portion 2 and outwardly-projecting flanges 3. The centralportion is adapted to be inserted through the central opening of theshoe, as shown, and the flanges 3 are formed to rest upon and cover themetallic shoe 1, so that the nails t used for securing the shoe inposition will pass through the flanges 3 and serve to secure the pad inposition, as shown in Fig. 2. The central portion of the pad projectsbelow the metallic shoe 1 and forms a tread-surface 5. The pad iscomposed of felt saturated with cementitious composition composed ofhard cement, tar, and resin, pine-tar being preferably used. The tarpreserves the felt and prevents the same from decomposing. The resinpreserves the porous qualities of the felt to a large degree, whichmight otherwise be wholly or in part destroyed by the cement.

Preparatory to applying the composition to the felt it is dissolved andmixed in a solution of benzene, alcohol, gasolene, and Venetianturpentine, whereby the ingredients are dissolved and a solution formedwhich will readily penetrate all portions of the felt, when, with theevaporation of the dissolving agents, the pad will be stiffened and thefibers of the felt united to form a pad which is specially adapted toresist strain and wear.

In preparing the composition used for saturating the felt of the pad thevarious ingredients are mixed .in substantially the followingproportions, to wit: hard cement, five and one-third ounces; pine-tar,five ounces; resin, one pound; Venetian turpentine, two ounces;gasolene, one pound; alcohol, one pound; benzene, four ounces. To thismixture two ounces of laurel-bay salve is preferably added. The presenceof this ingredient serves to softenthe frog.

What I claim is 1. A horseshoe-pad comprising a block of felt having anouter margin conforming in shape and size substantially to a metallichorseshoe, and provided with a thick central portion adapted to fit theopen central portion of the metallic horseshoe and projecting throughthe same; said pad being also provided With a connecting porous tissueof hard cement permeating all portions of the felt.

2. The combination with a metallic horseshoe, of a block of feltcovering said shoe and having a thick central portion projecting throughthe central portion of the shoe, and

a connecting porous tissue of hard cement permeating the felt.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ADOLPH FISCHER. Witnesses:

JAs. B. ERWIN, LEVERETT C. WHEELER.

